Are you turning into one of your parents?

SouthCoastBoy

I definitely don't dress like my dad. To my knowledge he never owned a pair of jeans and never once wore shorts. He used to go to the beach in trousers and collar necked shirt with his sleeves rolled up, the same when he did the gardening, bless him. I did see him in a t shirt on a couple of occasions, but very rarely.

I on the other hand are in shorts and t shirts from May to October. Winter mths it's jeans for me. 

Albermarle

SouthCoastBoy said:

I definitely don't dress like my dad. To my knowledge he never owned a pair of jeans and never once wore shorts. He used to go to the beach in trousers and collar necked shirt with his sleeves rolled up, the same when he did the gardening, bless him. I did see him in a t shirt on a couple of occasions, but very rarely.

I on the other hand are in shorts and t shirts from May to October. Winter mths it's jeans for me. 

Did he put a knotted hanky on his head 

SouthCoastBoy

Albermarle said:

SouthCoastBoy said:

I definitely don't dress like my dad. To my knowledge he never owned a pair of jeans and never once wore shorts. He used to go to the beach in trousers and collar necked shirt with his sleeves rolled up, the same when he did the gardening, bless him. I did see him in a t shirt on a couple of occasions, but very rarely.

I on the other hand are in shorts and t shirts from May to October. Winter mths it's jeans for me. 

Did he put a knotted hanky on his head 

Disappointingly I don't think he did 😀

Savvy_Sue

Albermarle said:

SouthCoastBoy said:

I definitely don't dress like my dad. To my knowledge he never owned a pair of jeans and never once wore shorts. He used to go to the beach in trousers and collar necked shirt with his sleeves rolled up, the same when he did the gardening, bless him. I did see him in a t shirt on a couple of occasions, but very rarely.

I on the other hand are in shorts and t shirts from May to October. Winter mths it's jeans for me. 

Did he put a knotted hanky on his head 

SouthCoastBoy said:

Albermarle said:

SouthCoastBoy said:

I definitely don't dress like my dad. To my knowledge he never owned a pair of jeans and never once wore shorts. He used to go to the beach in trousers and collar necked shirt with his sleeves rolled up, the same when he did the gardening, bless him. I did see him in a t shirt on a couple of occasions, but very rarely.

I on the other hand are in shorts and t shirts from May to October. Winter mths it's jeans for me. 

Did he put a knotted hanky on his head 

Disappointingly I don't think he did 😀

Mine did ... trousers rolled up when he went in for a paddle!

uralmaid

My Dad always had a shirt and smart trousers on when we went to the beach, along with his flat cap which he always wore as he hated the fact he was bald. The most adventurous he got was occasionally wearing a pair of sandals (but with his socks on, of course).

Organgrinder

uralmaid said:

My Dad always had a shirt and smart trousers on when we went to the beach, along with his flat cap which he always wore as he hated the fact he was bald. The most adventurous he got was occasionally wearing a pair of sandals (but with his socks on, of course).

I bet he wore a nice jumper if it wasn't overly warm too.

uralmaid

@Organgrinder - yes he did. 

MarriedtoFinn

I have turned into my mum by quoting the same phrase she used over and over, whenever totally frustrated by useless "assistants":  "I don't know how half of them get their jobs!" - Usually accompanied by sadly shaking her head in disbelief.
May I also quote this, and sorry, but I've no idea who to attribute it to, but I love it:
"I don't really mind growing older, but my body sure is taking it hard."
Nothing truer.

Sterlingtimes

At age 68, I am very similar to my father in most respects.

I could not be more different from my mother. She is an extreme extrovert and characteristically almost clinically impatient. She wore flamboyant colours well into her dementia. She practised "guilt-tripping" her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. "Why," she said, "are all of my children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren introverts?" She often said that "introversion is unnatural, a sickness."